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ridin,  with  oil,  killed  the  animal  in  four  hours ;  without  oil,  in  from  seven 
to  ten  hours. 
3.  The  post-mortem  appearances  give  evidence  of  less  action  of  the  poison 
on  the  parts  with  which  it  comes  in  contact,  where  oil  is  given,  than  when 
the  poison  is  taken  alone.  In  the  three  rabbits  poisoned  as  above  related, 
there  was  no  vesication  of  the  tongue  ;  and  the  inflammation  of  the  stomach 
and  intestines  was  less  than  in  cases  of  the  other  class.  On  the  other  hand, 
the  signs  of  inflammation  of  the  urinary  system  were  more  strongly  marked 
where  oil  was  given.  The  bladders  were  contracted  and  empty  ;  the  kid- 
neys were  much  injected  ;  and  the  urinary  mucous  membrane  presented  on 
its  surface  a  large  quantity  of  epithelium,  nuclei  and  blood  corpuscles. 
The  practical  deduction  from  these  experiments  is  the  confirmation  of 
the  prohibition  of  the  use  of  oil  in  cases  of  poisoning  by  cantharides. — 
British  and  Foreign  Med.  Chirurg.  Review,  from  Wochenblatt  der  Zeitschrift 
der  K.  K.  Gesellschaft  der  Aerzte  zu  Wien,  Nos.  48  and  49;  1855. 
Poisoning  by  Sulphuret  of  Carbon  among  Workmen  in  India-Rubber  Manu- 
factories.— At  the  meeting  of  the  Academy  of  Medicine  in  Paris,  on  Janu- 
ary 15th,  M.  Delpech  stated  that  he  had  arrived  at  the  following  conclu- 
sions with  regard  to  the  workmen  in  India-rubber  manufactories : 
1.  That  such  workmen  are  liable  to  accidents,  which  consist  in  («.)  loss 
of  appetite,  nausea,  vomiting,  diarrhoea,  or  constipation :  (b.)  disturbance 
of  the  intellectual  functions,  hebetude,  loss  of  memory,  extreme  restless- 
ness, and  unaccountable  violence  ;  (c.)  more  serious  disturbance  of  the 
nervous  functions — cephalalgia,  vertigo,  disturbance  of  sight  and  hearing, 
impotence,  and  various  forms  of  paralysis. 
2.  That  experiments  made  on  men  and  animals,  who  are  affected  in  the 
same  way,  lead  to  the  conclusion  that  the  symptoms  are  due  to  the  inhala- 
tion of  the  vapor  of  sulphuret  of  carbon. — Ibid,  from  Gazette  Medicate  de 
Paris,  January  19th,  1856. 
Poisoning  by  Gamboge. — A  delicate  Parsee  female,  aged  nineteen,  took 
about  three  drachms  of  pipe  gamboge  for  the  purpose  of  self-destruction. 
Five  hours  afterwards  she  was  collapsed  from  the  violent  purging  and  vo- 
miting, which  commenced  about  two  hours  after  taking  the  drug.  The 
matters  ejected  were  of  a  deep  yellow  color,  and  the  pain  and  suffering  very 
great.  Stimulants  were  given  and  frictions  employed,  and  the  collapse 
passed  off ;  but  the  straining,  griping  and  evacuation  of  yellow  mucus  con- 
tinued for  some  days.  She  ultimately  recovered. — Ibid,  from  Transactions 
of  the  Medical  and  Physical  Society  of  Bombay,  1855. 
Formula  for  the  Administration  of  Phosphate  of  Lime. — The  majority  of 
physicians  have  abandoned  the  use  of  phosphate  of  lime  on  account  of  its 
insolubility  ;  in  fact,  when  it  is  given  alone,  it  is  almost  inert.  According 
to  Mr.  Kuckenmeister  of  Zittau,  this  is  no  longer  the  case  when  this  salt 
